This Heart (Moose Village 4) by Kelly Elliott-review tour

Posted on November 13, 2025 by Sandy

This Heart (Moose Village 4) by Kelly Elliott-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 11, 2025

Liam

The heart is fickle. One day, you love something or someone, and then the next, they destroy you with their lies, and that love disappears.

I’m over the lies and the deceit. So, I tell my wife I want a divorce, only to find out she’s fighting for her life, against a disease that doesn’t like to lose. What kind of man would I be if I went through with ending our marriage knowing she’s sick?

So, I stay. I raise our daughter, and I’m there to help her when she needs me. Her best friend, Aurora, is there too, which becomes a problem because Aurora is everything my ex isn’t, and with each passing day, I fall harder for her, and my guilt for those feelings grows.

Aurora

When Hope told me about her diagnosis, I wanted to do anything I could to help her through this. I vowed to be there for her, to help in any way I could.

I jumped in to help with Winnie and picked up the slack where Liam couldn’t. With each day, we watched her condition worsen. I spent more time with them, mostly Liam and me, and in time, we grew to be good friends. After we lost Hope to her illness, the friendship I thought I had found in Liam was destroyed when he pushed me away with words that cut to the core.

When Liam reaches out to heal the wound between us, we begin to grow close again, and I can admit to myself that my feelings for Liam go far beyond simple friendship. When Liam shares the biggest secret of his life with me, and the truth about his relationship with Hope comes to life, everything changes between us. His guilt will not let him fully move on with his life.

How can I convince him that if he’d let me, I’d love him and his daughter for eternity? I’d give him this heart with no regrets.

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REVIEW:THIS HEART is the fourth and final instalment in Kelly Elliott’s contemporary, adult MOOSE VILLAGE erotic, romance series. This is bar owner and single father Liam Turner, and book store owner Aurora Banks’ story line. THIS HEART can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Liam and Aurora) THIS HEART follows several months after the death of Liam’s wife Hope, and the destruction of a friendship in the wake of secrets and lies. Several months earlier, Liam’s wife Hope succumbed to cancer, leaving behind her two year old daughter, and a husband struggling to move on with his life but the fall-out of his friendship with Aurora Banks sat the heaviest upon on the heart of our story line hero. As Hope’s illness progressed, Liam was struggling with his attraction to Aurora Banks, and in the end pushed away the woman with whom he would fall in love. Desperate for childcare, Liam asks Aurora to help with finding a nanny, and the spiral of his decision will weight heavily on everyone involved.

The world building focuses one woman’s secrets; the lies buried with the dead, and a betrayal by another determined to take control.

The relationship between Aurora and Liam was best friends to enemies, to friends to lovers, a relationship destroyed by jealousy and illness. Liam has lusted after our story line heroine for as long as he can remember but life was about to spiral, and secrets from the past would threaten any hope for a future. The $ex scenes are seductive and passionate without the use of over the top sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters are familiar, energetic and engaging. We are reintroduced to all of the previous story lines couples, as well as Liam’s daughter Winnie, and nanny Kim Thompson.

THIS HEART is a story of secrets and lies, loss and guilt, family and relationships, forgiveness and love. The character driven premise is captivating and emotional; the romance is seductive; the characters are determined and dynamic.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
This Moment
This Feeling
This Memory

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Reviewed by Sandy

Kelly Elliott is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling contemporary romance author. Her bestselling works include, Wanted, Broken, Lost Love, and Never Enough, to name a few.

Kelly lives in central Texas with her husband, Gus, her chocolate lab, four cats, and endless wildlife creatures. When she’s not writing, Kelly enjoys reading and spending time with her family.

To find out more about Kelly and her books, you can find her through her website.
www.kellyelliottauthor.com

Connect with Kelly

THIS MEMORY (Moose Village 3) by Kelly Elliott-review tour

Posted on August 20, 2025 by Sandy

THIS MEMORY (Moose Village 3) by Kelly Elliott-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 19, 2025

Brystol
I’ve been in love with Gavin since high school. He broke my heart back then, something I’m not keen to forget, which makes our current situation challenging. Our best friends are married, and we’re constantly thrown together because of that connection. When those same friends ask me for a favor, one that is life-changing for all of us, I don’t even question how close it will bring me to Gavin. I simply say yes.

Gavin
I’m not sure what I did to turn Brystol against me, but whatever it was, I’m ready to make amends. I might even tell her that she was all I could see back in high school. When our best friends ask Brystol to be their surrogate, I have mixed feelings, to say the least. Nothing will keep me from supporting her in every way possible because among those feelings are admiration and love for the kind girl I used to know…and even more for the woman she’s become.

Neither of us were prepared for the trials and tribulations that come with not just pregnancy but the surrogacy process—including the strain it can put on everyone involved. Nor could we predict the powerful emotions or the sheer joy of growing a life. There is no way we could have predicted the heartache that would follow.

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REVIEW: THIS MEMORY is the third instalment in Kelly Elliott’s contemporary, adult MOOSE VILLAGE erotic, romance series. This is police officer Gavin Quinn and toy store owner Brystol Duggan’s story line.THIS MEMORY can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers

Told from dual first person perspectives ( Gavin and Brystol) THIS MEMORY focuses on Brystol Duggan’s selfless journey as she becomes the surrogate for Gavin’s best friend’s Evelyn and Denny McCain but Gavin and Brystol have a history rooted in heart break and perceived betrayal, and a mutual request finds our couple working together for the foreseeable future. Gavin doesn’t know what he did in high school to Brystol but somehow he broke our heroine’s heart. Brystol has never forgiven Gavin for the high school humiliation but carrying their best friend’s child means forgiving the man with whom she will fall in love. Disaster will strike not once but twice, and our couple must come to terms with what happened and why. Guilt followed by heartbreak finds our couple journeying towards a different future than they could have ever imagined.

The world building focuses on the rekindling friendship between Brystol and Gavin. A perceived betrayal, and an ongoing need to push Gavin out of her life finds our couple coming to terms with the past, and making plans for the immediate future but all does not go according to plan, when Gavin and Brystol ‘s lives will take an unexpected and heartbreaking turn.

The relationship between Gavin and Brystol is a rekindling friendship, a second chance, of a sort. Brystol had been in love with Gavin for as long as she could remember but high school bullies and betrayal sent Brystol into another direction. Gavin have not idea what happened in the past but knowing he needed to apologize meant a second chance with the woman with whom he would fall in love-the sexual tension is palpable. The $ex scenes are provocative and passionate

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, energetic and struggling secondary and supporting characters including the couples we met in the previous storyline; Gavin’s brother James; Declan and Harper, Kian and Cadie, Aunt Judity, and Liam Turner. We are introduced to Brystol and Gavin’s parents, as well as Denny and Evelyn.

THIS MEMORY is an emotional and heart breaking story of love and loss, family and relationships, forgiveness and love. The character driven premise is raw and tragic yet somewhat predictable; the romance is seductive ; the characters are determined and charismatic.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
This Moment
This Feeling

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Reviewed by Sandy

Kelly Elliott is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling contemporary romance author. Her bestselling works include, Wanted, Broken, Lost Love, and Never Enough, to name a few.

Kelly lives in central Texas with her husband, Gus, her chocolate lab, four cats, and endless wildlife creatures. When she’s not writing, Kelly enjoys reading and spending time with her family.

To find out more about Kelly and her books, you can find her through her website.
www.kellyelliottauthor.com

Connect with Kelly

THIS FEELING (Moose Village 2) by Kelly Elliott-review tour

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Sandy

THIS FEELING (Moose Village 2) by Kelly Elliott-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 27, 2025

Is there anything worse than getting dumped by your boyfriend in a very public, very humiliating way? How about agreeing to fake-date the jerk to help get his matchmaking mother off his back and make his new love interest jealous?

My friends and family don’t think so, but I’m getting Giants season tickets out of the deal. I can do anything for a short couple of months, right? However, when my ex’s sexier older brother, Delcan, moves back home, I realize I’m not that confident after all.

For five years, I’ve avoided Moose Village, New York, as much as possible for one reason: the girl I’ve crushed on since high school was already spoken for—by my brother. Now discharged from the military, I’m coming home, tentatively heartened by the fact that they’re no longer a couple. Except…it seems they are. But something’s different this time. Harper doesn’t seem as smitten as she was the first time around. Meanwhile, the chemistry sizzling between us is what I’ve dreamed of for years.

Even if I’m able to get to the bottom of the weird behavior between my brother and Harper, I’ve gone from one dangerous career to another. I’ve already got my anxious mother badgering me to quit. Will my career choice be too much for Harper, too?

I can only hope this feeling between the two of us is enough.

This Feeling is book two in the Moose Village series and can be read as a stand alone. The author does suggest reading the books in order for a better reading experience.

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REVIEW: THIS FEELING is the second instalment in Kelly Elliott’s contemporary, adult MOOSE VILLAGE erotic, romance series. This is thirty-five year old, former US Marine turned police officer Declan Gallagher, and florist Harper Browning’s story line. THIS FEELING can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Declan and Harper), THIS FEELING focuses on the return of Declan Gallagher from serving over seas. Five years earlier, Declan’s brother Sean asked out Declan’s secret crush Harper Browning, leaving Declan wondering if he ever had a chance. Fast forward to present day, Sean humiliated Harper with a very public break up, leaving Harper wondering where it all went wrong but when his mother begins matchmaking, Sean asks Harper for a favor, a fake relationship until his mother gives up. Declan Gallagher suspects something isn’t right, and within hours of his return , Declan begins a slow seduction of Harper Browning, hoping for his own happily ever after with the woman he never forgot.

The world building follows Harper Browning as she struggles with her ex’s scheme to deceive his mother, making his new love interest jealous in the process but with the return of Declan Gallagher pushes Harper to back down on the fake relationships, and in doing so, sets into motion a new relationship and love with our story line hero.

The relationship between Declan and Harper is one of mutual attraction but Sean’s need to deceive forces Harper into a lie. Declan is determined to seduce our story line heroine, and in doing so, set into motion the potential for a life-long commitment. The $ex scenes are erotic and intense without the use of over the top,sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters are quirky and charismatic. We are introduced to Declan’s brother Sean, their parents Maddie and Matt, Sean’s love interest Caroline; Harper’s sisters Candice, Amanda, Tina, and aunt Olivia; police officers Gavin, his brother James; attorney Kian Carter (This Moment 1), and toy shop owner Brystol Duggan.

THIS FEELING is a story of secrets and lies,family and friendships, relationships and love. The character driven premise is inviting and heartwarming -there is limited conflict; the characters are animated and dynamic; the romance is seductive and passionate.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one THIS MOMENT

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Reviewed by Sandy

Kelly Elliott is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling contemporary romance author. Her bestselling works include, Wanted, Broken, Lost Love, and Never Enough, to name a few.

Kelly lives in central Texas with her husband, Gus, her chocolate lab, four cats, and endless wildlife creatures. When she’s not writing, Kelly enjoys reading and spending time with her family.

To find out more about Kelly and her books, you can find her through her website.
www.kellyelliottauthor.com

Connect with Kelly

THIS MOMENT (Moose Village 1) by Kelly Elliott-review tour

Posted on March 18, 2025 by Sandy

THIS MOMENT (Moose Village 1) by Kelly Elliott-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 18, 2025

Kian Carter is stuck in a rut. A successful lawyer in his parents’ New York City office, he’s sick and tired of their greed, their lifelong insistence on putting their powerhouse practice above all else—including Kian and his siblings. So he does what he should have done long ago, what his brother and sister did…Kian turns his back on law. Quitting the firm and moving back to the only home he’s ever known, quiet Moose Village in Upstate New York.

Not much ever changes in the tiny town in the foothills of the Adirondacks. Or so Kian thought. But this time, there’s one big difference: Moose Village is playing host to a mystery woman. And she happens to be working at his aunt’s bakery. Lovely Cadie Waterford is the talk of the town gossips, as much for her luscious banana bread as her unwillingness to talk about her past.

Kian’s not normally one to engage in gossip…but the more time he spends with Cadie, the more intrigued he becomes. Whatever her secrets may be, he’s sure he can handle them—but when words like FBI, CIA, and even murder come into play, does Cadie need more protection than Kian thought?

Or does Moose Village need protection from Cadie…?

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REVIEW: THIS MOMENT is the first instalment in Kelly Elliott’s contemporary, adult MOOSE VILLAGE erotic, romance series. This is thirty-three year old, attorney Kian Carter, and baker Cadie Waterford’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Kian and Cadie) THIS MOMENT follows in the wake of the arrival of Cadie Waterford to Moose Village, Massachusetts. Cadie’s arrival is met with gossip and interest, and our heroine is determined to keep her secrets from the people in Moose Village but the return of home town favorite Kian Carter finds our heroine a bigger topic of gossip, and in this, she finds herself falling for a man who is struggling with a new direction in life. All is not as it appears to be as Cadie’s past refuses to let go, and our heroine must reconsider her future in Moose Village where she rediscovered her passion, and a man with whom she will fall in love.

The world building follows Cadie as she starts life anew in the small town of Moose Village. A baker by trade, Cadie is welcomed into Kian’s aunt’s place Batter Up Bakery, where Cadie will make a name for herself baking treats and desserts but Cadie refuses to reveal too much about her past, and in this, the town gossips work overtime to uncover the truth. Kian Carter is an attorney who has always wanted to write, to become an mystery author, and has decided to return to his home town in an effort to escape the world of high finance and the law but coming face to face with Cadie gives Kian thoughts for a future, a future with the woman with whom he is falling in love. Meanwhile, Kian reveals the dysfunctionality of the Carter household, as Cadie must come to terms with the events of the past.

The relationship between Cadie and Kian is one of immediate attraction but Cadie’s secrets become the source of the town gossipers and bullies. Working for Kian’s aunt give Cadie a purpose but her past may also be a threat to the people she is growing to love. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and dynamic secondary and supporting characters including some questionable gossipers found in small-town life. We are introduced to Cadie’s best friend Lauryn; Kian’s aunt Opal, his sister Macy, brother Mark, and their parents Lacy and Doug, housekeeper Sally, as well as Cadie’s ex Michael.

THIS MOMENT is a story of secrets and lies, power and control, family and friendships, relationships and love. The premise is thought provoking and edgy; the romance is spicy and spirited; the characters are energetic and sassy.

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

Kelly Elliott is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling contemporary romance author. Her bestselling works include, Wanted, Broken, Lost Love, and Never Enough, to name a few.

Kelly lives in central Texas with her husband, Gus, her chocolate lab, four cats, and endless wildlife creatures. When she’s not writing, Kelly enjoys reading and spending time with her family.

To find out more about Kelly and her books, you can find her through her website.
www.kellyelliottauthor.com

Connect with Kelly

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